Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 83

T ire In fla tio n P re ss u re
A table (see fuel fille r flap o r last
page) lis ts th e tire in flatio n p re s s u re s
sp e c ifie d fo r s u m m e r and w in te r tire s
as w ell as fo r th e varying o p e ra tin g
c o n d itio n s .
Im p ortan t!
Tire p re s s u re d iffe rs by ap pro x.
0.1 bar (1.5 psi) p e r 10° C (18° F) of
air te m p e ra tu re change. Keep th is in
m ind w h en c h e c k in g tire p re ss u re
in side a garage - e s p e c ia lly in th e w in ­
ter.
E xam ple:
If garage te m p e ra tu re =
a p pro x. + 20° C ( + ° F) and,
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a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re =
ap pro x. 0° C ( + 32° F) th e n the
a d ju ste d air p re s s u re = s p e c ifie d air
p re s s u re + 0.2 bar ( + 3 psi).
Tire p re s s u re s lis te d fo r lig h t loads
are m in im um values o ffe rin g hig h d riv ­
ing c o m fo rt. In cre a se d in fla tio n p re s ­
su re s fo r heavy loads p ro d u c e fa v o ra ­
ble hand lin g c h a ra c te ris tic s w ith lig h ­
te r loads and are p e rfe c tly p e rm is s i­
ble. The ride o f th e ve h icle , ho w e ver,
w ill b e c o m e so m e w h a t harder.
Tire te m p e ra tu re and pre s s u re
in c re a se w ith th e veh icle speed. Tire
p re s s u re s h o u ld th e re fo re only be
c o rre c te d on c o ld tire s . C o rre c t tire
p re s s u re in w a rm tire s on ly if p re s ­
s ure has d ro p p e d b e lo w the pre s s u re
lis te d in th e ta b le and th e re sp e c tiv e
o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s are ta ke n in to
co n s id e ra tio n .